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eolfix is a command line utility for querying and correcting end-of-line (EOL) characters in ASCII text files. It can convert line

License: GPL (GNU General Public License) File size: 0K Developer: Ross Smith

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eolfix is a command line utility for querying and correcting end-of-line (EOL) characters in ASCII text files.

It can convert line endings between DOS, Unix, and Mac formats and handles "mixed" and binary formats. eolfix project converts only as needed and features a report-only mode.

Usage: eolfix [options] [files...]

Options:

-u | --unix [files] Convert text files to have UNIX line endings
-d | --dos [files] Convert text files to have DOS/Windows line endings
-m | --mac [files] Convert text files to have Macintosh line endings
-n | --native [files] Convert text files to have DOS/Windows line endings
-l | --leave [files] Report on the type of file, but do not convert (default)
-s | --skip [files] Skip these files entirely
-i | --include type Include types: unix, dos, mac, varied, binary and all
Default is to include unix, dos, mac and varied files
-e | --exclude type Exclude types: unix, dos, mac, varied, binary and all
-a | --abort Abort processing on the first error encountered
-b | --backup Backup each file before converting it
-k | --backup-ext .ext Use for backup file extension (default is .bak)
-c | --compress Compress doubled-spaced files to be single-spaced (todo)
-g | --config file Process options in
-y | --dry-run Skip conversion, but show what would have been converted
-f | --force Convert every file, even if no change would result
-z | --ignore-case Perform case-insensitive filename matching
-j | --in-place Convert text files in-place (slower)
-o | --output file Send output to (use - for stdout)
-p | --preserve Preserve file ownership and times
-r | --recursive Recurse into directories
-t | --temp-dir dir Use for temporary files (default is file's dir)
-v | --verbose Report on every file, even if it would not be changed
-q | --quiet Only report errors
-? | --help Show this help message and quit
--version Display version information and quit
--license Display licensing information
-- Stop processing options